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A basic flaw in the way the US embassy compiles its controversial human rights reports on Bahrain has been exposed by a former assistant to the ambassador.
Embassy insider Mohammed Abdulhameed Kayani has broken his decade-long sil

The US Embassy in Bahrain is offering two scholarship and fellowship programmes to Bahraini students for graduate level study in the US for the 2014-2015 academic year.
The Fulbright Graduate Scholarship provides two years of full

A new visa appointment and fee payment system will be implemented by the US Embassy in Bahrain next week.
It will make it easier for applicants to schedule their visa interviews and check the status of their application, reported

The US Embassy in Bahrain will be closed today (August 14) amid fears about "heightened and widespread" anti-government protests, a report said.
Americans have been urged to avoid all non-essential travel after radical o

Eighteen of the 19 US embassies closed this month due to worries about potential terrorist attacks will reopen on Sunday, the US State Department said on Friday.
Most of the embassies are in the Middle East.

The United States extended embassy closures by a week in the Middle East and Africa as a precaution on Sunday after an Al Qaeda threat that US lawmakers said was the most serious in years.
The State Department

A new initiative to support youth and start-up businesses in Bahrain has been launched, a report said, adding that it offer opportunities for showcasing new products.
The non-profit scheme, called Entrelab, will provide young busi

Fury about a film that defames Prophet Mohammed tore across the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday with protesters attacking US embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions.

Bahrain has condemned a controversial film that defames Prophet Mohammed and called for those behind it to be held accountable, while also strongly denouncing the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi.
"Bahrain strongly cond

Registration for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) programme is underway in Bahrain.
The programme, organised by the US Embassy, provides young teachers of English an opportunity to refine their skills, increase thei